Ecology of Food and Nutrition最新文献

{"title":"Food insecurity, nutrition insecurity, and self-reported health among newcomer Manitoba youth: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Tressa Alexiuk,&nbsp;Bhanu Pilli,&nbsp;Aynslie Hinds,&nbsp;Marcelo Urquia,&nbsp;Joyce Slater","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2148664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2148664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many youth in Manitoba are not food secure. Newcomer youth may be more vulnerable to food insecurity. Further, it has been suggested that being food secure does not ensure a nutritionally adequate diet. This study examined survey data from 1,347 grade nine students to describe and compare food security by newcomer status. Survey data were also used to compare the dietary intakes, eating behaviors, and self-reported health of newcomer youth by food security status. Food security status between newcomer and non-newcomer youth was not significantly different, however, being food secure was not enough to have optimal nutritional health and well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"62 1-2","pages":"3-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10217877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Health.","authors":"Sunil K Khanna","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2023.2194098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2023.2194098","url":null,"abstract":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition (EFN) promotes scholarly discussion and engagement on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of food and nutrition. Articles published in this journal focus on foods and food systems in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and improve health and well-being. The journal also publishes articles that examine how ecological, social, and cultural factors influence food availability, choices, and consumption, food cultures, and nutrition. Only a handful of journals publish articles that explicitly address the intersections of food and nutrition, biology and culture, and policy and practice from a holistic and global perspective. It is this kind of scholarship that EFN seeks to promote. The current issue of EFN includes six articles based on studies conducted in Canada, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States. These articles focus on a range of topics, including the relationship between stress and food consumption, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food availability and stress, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and edible plant diversity. The article by Alexiuk and colleagues focuses on food and nutritional insecurity among newcomer youth in Manitoba, Canada. The authors collected cross-sectional data using an online survey on food intake, eating behaviors, and self-reported health status among 1,347 youth. This is one of the few studies in Canada to directly ask youth about their experiences of food insecurity. It concludes that food security by itself is not enough for optimal health. Nutritional security plays a critical role in optimal health. Based on these findings, the authors advocate for practical-based educational programs in schools focusing on healthy cooking and eating. The COVID-19 pandemic caused food insecurity and hunger among millions of people around the world. To prevent the spread of the disease, several strategies – physical distancing, school closures, lockdowns, etc. – were mandated. These mandates excacerbated food and nutritional challenges that households with food insecurity were already facing. The article by Bradley describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food access in Buffalo, New York – a region in the United States with significant food insecurity. The author used data collected through surveys and qualitative interviews with users of food pantries to understand their experiences with food insecurity during the peak time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors argue that effective emergency food responses should also focus on other barriers, including transportation, stigma, and chronic poverty in households facing chronic food insecurity. ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION 2023, VOL. 62, NOS. 1–2, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2023.2194098","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"62 1-2","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9914341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Correlation between Social Media Addiction and Emotional Eating during the COVID-19 Quarantine Period.","authors":"Pınar Göbel,&nbsp;Nevin Sanlier,&nbsp;Sine Yilmaz,&nbsp;Büşra Açikalin,&nbsp;Şule Kocabaş","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2023.2179044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2023.2179044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was conducted with 458 participants. The demographic and health information of the participants along with the Social Media Addiction, Emotional Eating Scale were obtained. The level of social media addiction in adults was moderate, and women were more interested in social media than men. As the average age of participants increased, the virtual tolerance, virtual communication, social media scores decreased (p < .05). The study found that 51.6% of individuals with emotional eating tendencies happened to be obese. The social media addiction scale scores of those with emotional eating tendencies were higher than those without emotional eating tendencies (p < .05).</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"62 1-2","pages":"60-74"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9333983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Online Grocery Shopping and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer Card (EBT): Perceptions of Head Start Caregivers.","authors":"Shivani Gupta,&nbsp;Elizabeth Mayers,&nbsp;Sierra Schwierking,&nbsp;Miranda Westrick,&nbsp;Heather Schier,&nbsp;Amy R Sharn,&nbsp;Cara Pannell,&nbsp;Carolyn Gunther","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2023.2187383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2023.2187383","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to explore perceptions of online grocery shopping and the online United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer card (EBT) program among Head Start caregivers. Three focus groups were conducted between December 2019 and January 2020. Most participants hadn't tried online grocery shopping. Concerns included others choosing perishables, receiving wrong items, and inappropriate substitutes. Perceived benefits included saving time, preventing impulse buys, and eating healthier. Results have broad applicability in the current COVID-19 pandemic where online grocery shopping and the online SNAP EBT program have rapidly expanded across the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"62 1-2","pages":"75-87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9326313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contribution of the biodiversity of edible plants to the diet and nutritional status of women in a Zapotec communities of the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico.","authors":"Sunem Pascual-Mendoza,&nbsp;Alfredo Saynes-Vásquez,&nbsp;Aleyda Pérez-Herrera","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2154762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2154762","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We explored the relationship between the diversity of edible plants and the nutritional status of housewives from a Zapotec municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the dry and rainy seasons, and analyzed how sociodemographic variables influences this relationship. Edible plant availability, women's dietary diversity score (WDDS), nutrient intake, and body mass index (BMI) were calculated. WDDS, intakes of energy and nutrients were mainly influenced by seasonality. Older housewives with less schooling had a higher consumption of edible plants, and better nutritional status.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"62 1-2","pages":"37-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9555110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sociodemographic Indicators, Household Food Security and Associations with Choline Intake in Pregnant Women: The NuEMI Study.","authors":"Liska Robb,&nbsp;Elizabeth Margaretha Jordaan,&nbsp;Gina Joubert,&nbsp;Jennifer Ngounda,&nbsp;Corinna May Walsh","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2118734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2118734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Higher sociodemographic status is associated with adequate nutrient intake and food security. Adequate choline intake is vital during pregnancy to support fetal development. In this cross-sectional study, information was obtained from 682 pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Sociodemographic indicators that were bivariately significantly associated with a choline intake below the adequate intake level (AI) included a higher household density ratio, no access to own flush toilets at home, household not owning a refrigerator or microwave, as well as a lower level of education. Approximately one-third of participants were severely food-insecure. Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for energy intake, showed that household overcrowding increased the odds of a choline intake below the AI (OR 1.71).</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 6","pages":"669-686"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33455083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intra-Household Decision-Making and their Effects on Women Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Ethiopia.","authors":"Girma Gezimu Gebre","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2135509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2135509","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper attempts to analyze the status of women in household decision-making processes and their effects on dietary diversity in Ethiopia. The results indicate that men and women do not have equal decision-making authority within a household when it comes, particularly to decisions on food crop production, proportion of produced crop consumed at home and to be sold out in the market, and income generating activities. The results show variations in minimum dietary diversity for women across regions in Ethiopia. Therefore, more emphasis needed to empower women to improve their benefit from agricultural production and other income generating activities in Ethiopia.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"705-727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40336690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Security, Food Choices, and Dietary Practices.","authors":"Sunil K Khanna","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2143569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2143569","url":null,"abstract":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition (EFN) promotes scholarly discussion and engagement on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of food and nutrition. Articles published in this journal focus on foods and food systems in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and improve health and well-being. The journal also publishes articles that examine how ecological, social, and cultural factors influence food availability, choices, and consumption, food cultures, and nutrition. Only a handful of journals publish articles that explicitly address the intersections of food and nutrition, biology and culture, and policy and practice from a holistic and global perspective. It is this kind of scholarship that EFN seeks to promote. The current issue of EFN includes seven articles based on studies conducted in Ethiopia, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Tanzania. These articles focus on a range of topics, household food security, food choices and dietary diversity, and food consumption during pregnancy. The article by Sileshi and colleagues analyzes factors influencing the adoption of kitchen gardens and their food/nutrition security implications in farming households in Tanzania. The authors collected cross-sectional data on 825 households using Per Capita Kilocalorie Intake (PCKI) and Food Consumption Score (FCS) as indicators of household food and nutrition security. The results of the study suggest a strong association between the adoption of a kitchen garden with family size and other household characteristics. The authors suggest that policymakers and development organizations should promote kitchen gardens to improve household food and nutrition security. The article by Robb and colleagues examines the relationship between choline intake in pregnant women and sociodemographic indicators, including household food insecurity. The authors used a cross-sectional study design to collect data from 682 pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Choline is considered an essential nutrient that is naturally occurring in certain foods (fish, poultry, and eggs). It can also be consumed as a supplement, especially during pregnancy. The authors suggest that higher household density ratio, no access to flush toilets at home, not owning a refrigerator or microwave, and low levels of education were significantly associated with a choline intake below the recommended level (425 mg per day). Approximately one-third of the study participants experienced severe food insecurity. ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION 2022, VOL. 61, NO. 6, 649–650 https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2143569","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"649-650"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40455726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoption and Impact of Kitchen Garden on Food and Nutritional Security of Farming Households in Tanzania.","authors":"Million Sileshi,&nbsp;Stefan Sieber,&nbsp;Katrin Friedrichs,&nbsp;Constance Rybak,&nbsp;Bekele Wegi Feyisa,&nbsp;Marcos Alberto Lana","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2116433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2116433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article analyzes factors influencing the adoption of kitchen gardens and food and nutrition security implications of kitchen gardens on farming households. For this, the Per Capita Kilocalorie Intake (PKCI) and Food Consumption Score (FCS) were applied as food and nutrition security indicators. This paper is based on cross-sectional data that include a sample of 825 households from two districts in Tanzania. Endogenous Switching Regression is employed to determine factors influencing the adoption of a kitchen garden and its impact on food and nutrition security of the involved farming households. The results of the analysis indicate that the adoption of a kitchen garden increased with the family size (adult equivalent), credit use, access to information, districts (location), and the usage of other water sources for agriculture in addition to rainfed. It decreased with total land size and TLU. While the adoption of a kitchen garden significantly increased adopters' FCS by 1.45 or 2.96% and non-adopters' FCS by 1.26 or 2.69%. In contrast, the adoption of a kitchen garden significantly reduced non-adopters' PKCI by 101.18 or 3.92% but it does not have significant impact for adopters. Therefore, policymakers and development organizations should further promote and scale-up the kitchen garden intervention in order to use it as a tool to enhance the household's food and nutrition security.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 6","pages":"651-668"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33441444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A mixed-methods study on the dietary practices of early postpartum women during the summer rainy season in Belgaum, Karnataka, India.","authors":"Zeyuan Wang,&nbsp;Monica Chaudhry,&nbsp;Ritesh Mistry,&nbsp;Belinda L Needham,&nbsp;Ana Baylin,&nbsp;Peter Mancuso,&nbsp;Kalpana Singh,&nbsp;Shweta Khandelwal","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2136171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2136171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current mixed-method study uses Food Frequency Questionnaires and 24-hour dietary recalls (n = 41) to assess the food/nutrient intake; and qualitative interviews to identify local perceptions of food among 41 early postpartum women in Belgaum, India. The results show that total energy, protein, and most micronutrient intake were significantly lower than the Recommended Dietary Allowance of India (p < .05 individually); ninety percent of mothers restricted the consumption of some specific fruits, vegetables, and other foods during postpartum due to their perceptions of foods, folk medicines, and health beliefs. Culturally sensitive programs relevant to postpartum diet practices for women should be implemented.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"728-752"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40577886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}